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 The Lost Thing - Shaun Tan
 The Lost Thing - Shaun Tan ... collection. The thing is a large, freakish creature that looks like a cross between a crab and a pot-bellied stove. Shaun Tan's unparalleled artwork accompanies the humorous What I Did on My Holidays narrative. Ages 4-8. Shortlisted for CBCA 2001.Newest Review: ... blandness it becomes a little less comfortable. There is not much text in the book, broken in to very small chunks in the ... more ... main story.
Language is however, used in the framing very cleverely, surrounding the main story images with newspaper clippings. It is technical, excerpts from manuals and suchlike, adverts for mechanical products, some of which are quite funny. This book is richly drawn and there is something to see on every last millimetre of paper
There is a sense of discovery here, there is an awful lot to read, if you take the time. It has the feel of the classified section of a newspaper, and it solidifies the world the story is ...more |
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The Lost Thing - Shaun Tan: Get lost in a picture book (778 words)
by - written on 10/12/07 (Very useful, 139 readings)
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I am a huge advocate of picture books for the older reader. The are a fantastic medium for conveying emotion and meaning without resorting to language, they double as a great showcase for some extremely talented artists. One author i particually admire is Shaun Tan, who writes well for this genre. He has an amazing sense of style, and can tell a story of a thousand words in one painting. He is an artist of many canvases and every one of his books has a different message, and a different atmosphere. The Lost Thing is the story of a man who finds an enormous lost thing on a beach, he doesn't know what to do with it, as it doesn't seem to fit anywhere ... Read the complete review
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